Manufacturing/Engineering/Designhttp://pressroom.toyota.comCopyright 2018en-USToyota USA Newsroomhttp://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/women+toyota+step+ahead+manufacturing+excellence.htmPLANO, Texas (March 8, 2018) – Four Toyota team members were selected to receive the Women in Manufacturing STEP (Science, Technology, Engineering and Production) Ahead Award through The Manufacturing Institute. ]]>http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/women+toyota+step+ahead+manufacturing+excellence.htmThu, 08 Mar 2018 09:30:00 ESThttp://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/mazda+toyota+announce+alabama+us+auto+manufacturing+plant.htmMONTGOMERY, Ala. (Jan. 10, 2018) – Alabama Governor Kay Ivey and Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle joined Mazda (TM: MZDAF) and Toyota (NYSE: TM) leaders today to announce the automakers have selected Huntsville, Alabama as the site of their new joint-venture manufacturing plant.]]>http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/mazda+toyota+announce+alabama+us+auto+manufacturing+plant.htmWed, 10 Jan 2018 15:00:00 ESThttp://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/toyota+motor+corporation+issues+update+on+impact+of+kobe+steel+announcements.htm Toyota Motor Corporation provided an update regarding its investigation into the impact of Kobe Steel’s announcements about data falsification. In today’s update, Toyota confirmed that, after reviewing the potential impacts related to specified additional Kobe materials, the quality and performance of its vehicles satisfy our internal standards.]]>http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/toyota+motor+corporation+issues+update+on+impact+of+kobe+steel+announcements.htmMon, 06 Nov 2017 17:00:00 ESThttp://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/toyota+production+engineers+turn+status+quo+head+production+engineering+manufacturing+center.htm GEORGETOWN, Ky. (October 30, 2017) – It’s a big task, but Toyota Motor North America has the best and brightest accepting the challenge: innovate and problem solve to create the next generation of manufacturing technology. Today’s newly opened $80 million, 235,000 square foot state-of-the-art and environmentally-conscious Production Engineering and Manufacturing Center (PEMC) in Georgetown, Kentucky, is the final building constructed under the “One Toyota” project, and is both a statement on Toyota’s commitment to investing in the future of American manufacturing and a home base for a key group of more than 600 Toyota engineers.]]>http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/toyota+production+engineers+turn+status+quo+head+production+engineering+manufacturing+center.htmMon, 30 Oct 2017 10:30:00 ESThttp://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/toyota+motor+corporation+issues+statement+impact+kobe+steel+announcements.htm Toyota Motor Corporation issued a statement and provided an update regarding its investigation into the impact of Kobe Steel’s recent announcements on improper conduct related to materials used in vehicle bodies, specifically for Toyota and Lexus vehicles. The ongoing, initial phase of investigation has been focused on aluminum plates based on the information received from Kobe Steel on October 8, 2017. Toyota has confirmed that the affected aluminum plates were used in the construction of hoods, rear hatch, and front door hinge components of certain vehicles.]]>http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/toyota+motor+corporation+issues+statement+impact+kobe+steel+announcements.htmThu, 19 Oct 2017 15:00:00 ESThttp://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/2017+manufacturing+day+attempts+dispel+perceptions.htmPLANO, Texas (October 13, 2017) – “After you graduate, we would like you to go to work in a factory,” said no parents, ever. Dispelling the lingering perception that careers in manufacturing are dark, dirty and dangerous has been the mission of the National Manufacturing Association’s Manufacturing Day since 2012.]]>http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/2017+manufacturing+day+attempts+dispel+perceptions.htmFri, 13 Oct 2017 12:00:00 ESThttp://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/toyota+indiana+celebrates+5+millionth+vehicle.htmPRINCETON, Ind., Sept. 20, 2017 – When long-time team members Sandra and Andres Chaparro saw the first vehicle roll off the line in 1998, they felt a sense of pride and accomplishment knowing they’d had a hand building it. Little did they know; their hands would be busy building 4,999,999 more vehicles over the next 20 years.
]]>http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/toyota+indiana+celebrates+5+millionth+vehicle.htmThu, 21 Sep 2017 11:05:00 ESThttp://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/toyota+mazda+enter+business+capital+alliance.htm TOKYO, August 4, 2017 Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) and Mazda Motor Corporation (Mazda) signed an agreement today to enter a business and capital alliance, with the aim of further strengthening their lasting partnership.]]>http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/toyota+mazda+enter+business+capital+alliance.htmFri, 04 Aug 2017 04:00:00 ESThttp://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/toyota+wins+altair+enlighten+award+weight+savings+efforts.htmTRAVERSE CITY, Mich., July 31, 2017 – Toyota was presented with an Altair Enlighten Award for its use of innovative weight reducing vehicle closure systems at today’s CAR Management Briefing Seminars (MBS). The award program honored Toyota’s use of carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) inner panels on the Prius Prime liftgate and Lexus LC 500 side doors and luggage hatch.]]>http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/toyota+wins+altair+enlighten+award+weight+savings+efforts.htmMon, 31 Jul 2017 11:30:00 ESThttp://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/toyota+kentucky+launches+production+cutting+edge+2018+camry.htmGEORGETOWN, Ky. (June 28, 2017) – Chad Lindon has worked at Toyota in Georgetown, Ky., for 22 years and said the 2018 Camry is the most exciting vehicle launch he’s seen, and for good reason.
“The 2018 Camry takes it to another level,” said Lindon, a Powertrain production team member. “It catches the eye. It has more horsepower, better fuel economy, and new technology that customers want. That all adds up to more job security and stability for my family.”
]]>http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/toyota+kentucky+launches+production+cutting+edge+2018+camry.htmWed, 28 Jun 2017 09:00:00 ESThttp://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/2017+toyota+step+award+women+manufacturing.htmGEORGETOWN, Ky. (April 21, 2017) – At a reception in Washington, D.C., Thursday, The Manufacturing Institute recognized 130 recipients of the Women in Manufacturing STEP (Science, Technology, Engineering and Production) Ahead Award, including two women from Toyota.
]]>http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/2017+toyota+step+award+women+manufacturing.htmFri, 21 Apr 2017 14:00:00 ESThttp://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/toyota+visitors+center+mississippi+10+years.htmBLUE SPRINGS, Miss., (April 13, 2017) – Toyota is rolling out the welcome mat at its Blue Springs manufacturing facility. The automaker today announced it will build a nearly $10 million visitor and interactive training center that will offer public tours showcasing how nearly 2,000 Mississippians produce ever-better Corolla vehicles. That announcement came during a celebration of the 10-year anniversary of the groundbreaking for Toyota Mississippi.]]>http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/toyota+visitors+center+mississippi+10+years.htmThu, 13 Apr 2017 14:00:00 ESThttp://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/toyota+announces+record+investment+kentucky+plant.htmGEORGETOWN, Ky. (April 10, 2017) – The future of automobile production is now. A $1.33 billion investment- the highest of any automaker in Kentucky and the second-largest in state history- will make Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. (TMMK) the first plant in North America to begin producing vehicles using Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA). Named the “Most American Made” car by Cars.com and the number one selling car in America for the past 15 years, the Camry, from the 2018 model year, will become the first Toyota vehicle made in the U.S. to fully incorporate the new vehicle development and production technology. ]]>http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/toyota+announces+record+investment+kentucky+plant.htmMon, 10 Apr 2017 06:45:00 ESThttp://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/fact-sheet-ignite-institute-roebling-innovation-center.htm Toyota is donating its Quality & Production Engineering Laboratory facility in Erlanger, Kentucky, to create the Ignite Institute at Roebling Innovation Center, a new STEAM-based education center to serve the Northern Kentucky/Greater Cincinnati region. Ignite Institute will focus on project-based learning in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics, with real industry-case methodology, honing passion and direction for careers. It will include the best aspects of innovative schools around the country.
]]>http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/fact-sheet-ignite-institute-roebling-innovation-center.htmFri, 17 Mar 2017 14:30:00 ESThttp://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/toyota+alabama+produces+five+million+engines.htmHUNTSVILLE, Ala. (February 24, 2017) – If the 5 million engines that Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama has produced over the past 14 years were lined up side by side, they would stretch from Huntsville to Los Angeles! ]]>http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/toyota+alabama+produces+five+million+engines.htmFri, 24 Feb 2017 14:00:00 ESThttp://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/toyota+exhaust+puryfying+catalyst+reduces+usage.htm Toyota City, Japan, February 22, 2017 -- Toyota Motor Corporation announces the commercial availability of a new, smaller catalyst that uses 20 percent less precious metal in approximately 20 percent less volume, while maintaining the same exhaust gas purification performance. The design is the world’s first integrally-molded Flow Adjustable Design Cell (FLAD®) substrate, with a different cell cross-sectional area at the inner portion compared to that at the outer portion. Innovative design and manufacturing technologies have allowed for the mass production of the new catalyst, which will gradually be installed in new vehicle models, starting from the Lexus LC500h later this year.]]>http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/toyota+exhaust+puryfying+catalyst+reduces+usage.htmTue, 21 Feb 2017 23:30:00 ESThttp://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/toyota-indiana-tmmi-jobs-jan24.htm Princeton, Ind. (Jan. 24, 2017) -- Toyota Indiana knows how to ring in the New Year! The company will add 400 jobs at the plant in Princeton, investing $600 million to meet the strong and growing demand for the Highlander midsize SUV and modernize the entire plant. The investment will be used for retooling, new equipment and advanced technologies to make the plant more competitive. The project is scheduled to begin in fall 2019 and will add 40,000 Highlanders annually.
]]>http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/toyota-indiana-tmmi-jobs-jan24.htmTue, 24 Jan 2017 12:15:00 ESThttp://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/toyota+north+america+production+2016.htmErlanger, Ky. (Jan. 19, 2017) – In 2016, Toyota achieved another record year of North American vehicle production with 2,124,608 vehicles built at its North American vehicle assembly plants. Production volume was up 4.4 percent over the previous year total of 2,035,028 vehicles.]]>http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/toyota+north+america+production+2016.htmThu, 19 Jan 2017 14:05:00 ESThttp://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/tmmvw-shares-manufacturing-know-how-people-need.htmBuffalo, W.Va. (Dec. 21, 2016) – Feed more people in need more efficiently.

That was the goal for team members from Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia (TMMWV), who recently shared manufacturing and process best practices with the Facing Hunger Food Bank in Huntington, W.Va. And thanks to the collaborative effort, the food bank is now set to operate more efficiently.
]]>http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/tmmvw-shares-manufacturing-know-how-people-need.htmWed, 21 Dec 2016 09:00:00 ESThttp://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/thanksgiving-tps-2016.htm“What is needed, when it’s needed, in the right quantity.”

There’s a lot more to the Toyota Production System (TPS) than that, but that simple statement is the foundation of the “just in time” concept (definition below). If it works for transmissions, engines and vehicles, can it work for your Turkey Day Feast? Most definitely!]]>http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/thanksgiving-tps-2016.htmMon, 21 Nov 2016 18:00:00 ESThttp://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/toyota-oe-diverse-suppliers-2016.htmCINCINNATI (November 14, 2016) – Hundreds of Tier I suppliers occupy the trade show floor at Toyota’s Opportunity Exchange each year looking to make connections with women and minority-owned businesses. One of those is Multi-Training Systems of Southfield, Mich.]]>http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/toyota-oe-diverse-suppliers-2016.htmTue, 15 Nov 2016 14:00:00 ESThttp://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/tmmk-30-anniversary-non-profits-grants.htmGEORGETOWN, Ky. (November 10, 2016) – Three Georgetown non-profits thought they were meeting with Toyota team members today to tell them more about their programs and make their pitch for a grant request. What they didn’t know is a group from Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. (TMMK) had something different in mind, surprising each of the three non-profits with a $10,000 check.
]]>http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/tmmk-30-anniversary-non-profits-grants.htmMon, 14 Nov 2016 14:02:00 ESThttp://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/toyota-breaks-ground-guanajuato.htmApaseo el Grande, Guanajuato (Nov. 14, 2016) -- During a ceremony in Apaseo el Grande Toyota celebrated the groundbreaking of Toyota Motor Manufacturing de Guanajuato (TMMGT), its fifteenth manufacturing plant in North America.]]>http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/toyota-breaks-ground-guanajuato.htmMon, 14 Nov 2016 12:00:00 ESThttp://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/bodine-manufacturers-day-2016.htm What do you get when you engage 60 students, mentors, civic stakeholders and manufacturers? A recipe to inspire the next generation of manufacturers.

That’s what Manufacturing Day is all about.]]>http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/bodine-manufacturers-day-2016.htmFri, 07 Oct 2016 15:00:00 ESThttp://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/tmmwv-20-year-anniversary-sept21.htmBUFFALO, W.Va. (September 21, 2016) – When Tim Bennett completed his 8-year service in the U.S. Army, there was only one place he wanted to raise his family: back home in West Virginia.

At the time, Bennett was training in Louisiana, a thousand miles from the Mountain State where he grew up. The distance, however, couldn’t keep news of a new opportunity near his hometown from making its way to the bayou. It was 1997 and Toyota was hiring for its newest American manufacturing plant, a $400 million facility with capacity to produce 300,000 four-cylinder engines annually.]]>http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/tmmwv-20-year-anniversary-sept21.htmWed, 21 Sep 2016 10:45:00 ESThttp://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/toyota-truck-production-tmmbc-sept14.htm PLANO, Texas (Sept. 14, 2016) – Toyota announced it will increase Tacoma’s production by more than 60,000 trucks annually at its Baja California, Mexico facility in 2018. The increased volume will add approximately 400 jobs and inject about $150 million in new investment. Since November 2011, Toyota has announced expansions to its North American operations, resulting in over 7,000 new jobs and a total of about $3.7 billion in additional investments.]]>http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/toyota-truck-production-tmmbc-sept14.htmWed, 14 Sep 2016 20:00:00 ESThttp://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/mike-sweers-toyota-truck-whisperer.htm At the Toyota Technical Center in York Township, Mich., Mike Sweers serves as the chief engineer for both the Tundra and Tacoma. Take a ride to Southeastern Michigan to find out a little more about the life of a chief engineer and what goes into making Toyota trucks the toughest on the road. ]]>http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/mike-sweers-toyota-truck-whisperer.htmTue, 06 Sep 2016 11:00:00 ESThttp://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/toyota-access-child-safety-seat-mounts.htm Toyota already has more vehicles rated as Top Safety Pick and Top Safety Pick + by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) than any other automaker1, but now they have yet another rating to add to the list of accolades, an IIHS Good+ rating for Child Safety Seat Ease-of-Use.
]]>http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/toyota-access-child-safety-seat-mounts.htmThu, 01 Sep 2016 00:02:00 ESThttp://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/engineers-toyota-michigan-science-center-july21.htmDetroit (July 21, 2016) -- Inspiring today’s students to become tomorrow’s science and engineering leaders is something Toyota believes is critical to society. Whether it’s autonomous cars, flying cars or something that has yet to be envisioned, the future of mobility depends on sparking children’s interests in engineering and science careers.]]>http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/engineers-toyota-michigan-science-center-july21.htmThu, 21 Jul 2016 09:00:00 ESThttp://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/ecs-toyota-2016-2017-fellowship-winners-green-energy-technology.htm Pennington, N.J. (July 15, 2016) -- The ECS Toyota Young Investigator Fellowship Selection Committee has selected three recipients who will receive a minimum of $50,000 each for fellowships for projects in green energy technology. The winners are Professor Elizabeth Biddinger, City College of New York; Professor Joaquin Rodriguez Lopez, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; and Professor Joshua Snyder, Drexel University.]]>http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/ecs-toyota-2016-2017-fellowship-winners-green-energy-technology.htmFri, 15 Jul 2016 11:30:00 ESThttp://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/tmmwv-flood-volunteer-efforts.htm Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia (TMMWV) team member Tony Perry is known as “the Refrigerator.”

Perry, you see, has the strength and stomach to remove refrigerators and freezers from homes devastated by a record-breaking flood in Clendenin, W.Va., about 60 miles east of TMMWV. He’s one of more than 100 team members who have volunteered to help residents in the aftermath of the June 23 thunderstorms that dropped some 10 inches of rain in only a few hours. The adjoining Elk River rose more than 27 feet, coating the town of 1,200 residents in mud and claiming 25 lives.]]>http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/tmmwv-flood-volunteer-efforts.htmWed, 13 Jul 2016 09:30:00 ESThttp://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/tmmi-chief-norm-bafunno-chat.htm You can call him the Sultan of Sequoia, the Head Honcho of Highlander, the Sire of the Sienna, but Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana President Norm Bafunno has no problem talking sports, family and misfiring a few thousand emails.
]]>http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/tmmi-chief-norm-bafunno-chat.htmThu, 07 Jul 2016 12:00:00 ESThttp://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/toyota-leads-industry-innovation-patents.htmANN ARBOR, Mich. (June 30, 2016) – Whether it’s creating artificial skin for pedestrian safety mannequins, helping autonomous vehicles detect and safely react to emergency vehicles or fabrics that clean themselves, Toyota leads the way in anticipating and engineering the cars of tomorrow for today.]]>http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/toyota-leads-industry-innovation-patents.htmThu, 30 Jun 2016 08:00:00 ESThttp://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/america-best-selling-car-camry-most-american-made.htmGEORGETOWN, Ky., June 28, 2016 -- The best-selling car in America for 14 consecutive years is on another streak that recognizes its American symbolism: another award from Cars.com for most American-made. For the second year in a row and sixth time overall, the Toyota Camry claims the top position on Cars.com’s American-Made Index.]]>http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/america-best-selling-car-camry-most-american-made.htmTue, 28 Jun 2016 08:15:00 ESThttp://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/born-learning-academies-toyota-kindergarten-ready-june27.htmGEORGETOWN, Ky. (June 27, 2016) – Kentucky is getting another boost to early childhood education. Today, Toyota, with United Way and the Governor’s Office of Early Childhood, unveiled plans to expand the United Way Born Learning Academies, adding 63 schools to the kindergarten readiness program’s growing lineup.]]>http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/born-learning-academies-toyota-kindergarten-ready-june27.htmMon, 27 Jun 2016 10:30:00 ESThttp://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/toyota-alabama-15th-anniversary.htm HUNTSVILLE, Ala., (June 21, 2016) -- Huntsville has long been known for engines…rocket engines that is. But today, it is well on its way to earning the title as "engine capital of the world" thanks to the more than 4.5 million engines produced at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama.]]>http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/toyota-alabama-15th-anniversary.htmTue, 21 Jun 2016 11:00:00 ESThttp://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/toyota-kentucky-30th-anniversary.htm Georgetown, Ky. (June 8, 2016) – It started with an announcement in December 1985. Today it is a bustling operation that employs 8,000 people, sprawls 169 football fields (that’s just the building!) and represents a $6 billion (and growing) investment.]]>http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/toyota-kentucky-30th-anniversary.htmWed, 08 Jun 2016 10:00:00 ESThttp://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/tmmk-plant-announcement-dec-1985.htm ]]>http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/tmmk-plant-announcement-dec-1985.htmWed, 08 Jun 2016 10:00:00 ESThttp://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/toyota-kentuck-plant-groundbreaking.htm ]]>http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/toyota-kentuck-plant-groundbreaking.htmWed, 08 Jun 2016 10:00:00 ESThttp://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/toyota-keystone-leadership-evironment-award.htm WASHINGTON D.C. (JUNE 8, 2016) – Toyota North American manufacturing plants share space with all creatures great and small – from the furry to the feathered. And a main mission for the automaker is to keep those critters content.
]]>http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/toyota-keystone-leadership-evironment-award.htmWed, 08 Jun 2016 06:00:00 ESThttp://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/tmmi-20th-anniversary-may25.htm Over the past 20 years, Toyota Indiana has built 4.45 million vehicles. But it isn’t the planning, engineering, problem solving or high-pace of the assembly line that stands out to Norm Bafunno, the plant’s president. It’s the people.
]]>http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/tmmi-20th-anniversary-may25.htmWed, 25 May 2016 16:45:00 ESThttp://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/toyota-engine-plant-porto-feliz-brazil.htm São Paulo, May 10, 2016 -- Today, Toyota do Brasil LTDA (TDB) officially opens its new engine manufacturing facility in the city of Porto Feliz. Built on a plot of land that covers an area of 872,500 m2 (9.39 million sq. ft.), the new facility represents an investment of 18 billion JPY (conversion to 580 million Brazilian R$ or 170 million USD) and approximately 320 direct jobs in the region. With this new manufacturing operation, Toyota reinforces its commitment to the Brazilian economy and increases its support for Latin America and the Caribbean region as a whole. In this, the company remains steadfast to a corporate mission of the betterment of society.]]>http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/toyota-engine-plant-porto-feliz-brazil.htmTue, 10 May 2016 14:00:00 ESThttp://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/toyota-scientists-breakthrough-safer-smarter-batteries.htmANN ARBOR, Mich. (May 4, 2016) -- For anyone (i.e. everyone) who’s ever panicked when their mobile device chirped, “low battery,” the future could be far less stressful, thanks to the advanced battery research of scientists at the Toyota Research Institute of North America (TRINA). A new breakthrough involving magnesium batteries may soon open the doors for smaller, longer-lasting batteries for everything from cars to cell phones.

]]>http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/toyota-scientists-breakthrough-safer-smarter-batteries.htmWed, 04 May 2016 12:00:00 ESThttp://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/toyota-million-stem-scholars-april29.htm Georgetown, Ky. (April 29, 2016) -- As Yogi Berra put it, “the future ain’t what it used to be.” The same could be said for manufacturing, which is why Toyota continues to invest in the people and institutions at the center of the industry’s future.]]>http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/toyota-million-stem-scholars-april29.htmFri, 29 Apr 2016 15:30:00 ESThttp://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/tmmtx-solar-panel-array-april22.htm San Antonio, Texas (Apr. 22, 2016) -- At Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Texas (TMMTX), Earth Day is every day. The plant, which builds both the Tundra and Tacoma trucks, recycles 1.2 million gallons of water. Every. Day. By cleaning the water received from San Antonio Water Systems, using it, then cleaning it again, TMMTX has been returning better quality water than it received from the system since 2007. While that amount of water recycling is a tremendous achievement, it is not the stopping point for sustainability at TMMTX.

TMMTX’s newest project, a partnership with CPS Energy, will see two acres of solar panels installed on the TMMTX campus. The solar panels will be located near the plant’s Visitor and Education Center, providing an education opportunity for the thousand-plus visitors who tour the plant monthly.]]>http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/tmmtx-solar-panel-array-april22.htmFri, 22 Apr 2016 14:00:00 ESThttp://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/tmmal-engine-donation-april15.htm HUNTSVILLE, Ala., (April 15, 2016) -- High school technical schools in six counties recently got a lot of “educational horsepower” delivered as Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama donated 45 engines manufactured at its Huntsville plant. The donated V6 engines were built on Toyota Alabama’s newest production line. ]]>http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/tmmal-engine-donation-april15.htmFri, 15 Apr 2016 12:00:00 ESThttp://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/building+lexus+story.htm With thousands of nerve endings per square centimeter, the human hand is a remarkable tool, even in a facility with the most advanced car-building technology in the world. To further touch on this notion, watch Lexus Takumi training ideology in action.
]]>http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/building+lexus+story.htmMon, 11 Apr 2016 09:00:00 ESThttp://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/toyota+suppliers+2016+awards.htm ERLANGER, Ky. (March 16, 2016) – Toyota suppliers FUEL TOTAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION of Lebanon, KY; OTICS, USA, Inc. of Morristown, TN; Somic America, Inc. of Brewer, ME; Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems, Inc. of Bowling Green, KY; and Taiho Manufacturing of Tennessee LLC of Gordonsville, TN; received the company’s highest supplier recognition, the Superior Award for Quality during its Annual Supplier Business Meeting Tuesday, March 15, at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center in Covington. One supplier, NORTH AMERICAN LIGHTING, MÉXICO-SAN LUIS POTOSÍ, SLC, received the Superior Award for Launch Performance.]]>http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/toyota+suppliers+2016+awards.htmWed, 16 Mar 2016 15:00:00 ESThttp://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/berry+ergoman.htm TMMAL had an ergonomics problem. Bernard Berry had a talent for drawing. Put them together and Berry’s cast of comic book heroes are taking a big bite out of bad posture.
]]>http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/berry+ergoman.htmThu, 03 Mar 2016 12:10:00 ESThttp://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/tmmal+bolte+engine+feb25.htm When Jim Bolte first began dating his wife, Tami, in college, there was a bit of a language barrier.
See, Tami, was a sign language major.